"I just don't think any woman would be safe around him for any length of time," Keele said.

Shelley Mook's case remains unsolved.

"It's been almost four years," Keele said. "Shelley's mother deserves closure. Shelley's daughter deserves closure. They need to know what happened to their daughter, to their mother, and now would be the time for someone to come forward, even if it's anonymously, and pass that information along."

Shelley Mook's mother, Debra Sikora, released the following statement after Tyler Mook was charged.

"I want the hurt to stop for those that have and are still affected by the acts of one person. Strength be to those who will stand and have their voices heard. It is by those voices that justice will come. By those voices, healing can begin, closure can be sought and faith in others can be restored."

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

STUART, Fla. - The ex-husband of a Tennessee woman who disappeared nearly three years ago has been charged with trying to kill his girlfriend in Florida, reports CBS affiliate WTVF.

The attempted murder charge filed against Tyler Mook, 34, on Saturday stems from an October incident in which witnesses said Mook tried to drown his girlfriend following a fight aboard a boat in Florida, according to the station.

Mook was initially charged with domestic battery in the incident but the charges were upgraded over the weekend, the Martin County, Fla. Sheriff's Office says.

Mook is also named a person of interest in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-wife Shelley, with whom he had a young daughter.

Shelley Mook, a school teacher in Shelbyville, Tenn., disappeared after dropping their daughter off at Tyler Mook's home. Her car was later found burned in Murfreesboro, Tenn., near where the couple once lived. Her body has not been found.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Tyler Mook, the only person ever names as a person of interest in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Edinboro native Shelley Jones Mook, is now charged with attempted first degree murder for allegedly trying to drown his most recent girlfriend in Florida.

We first told you about the case last month, when it was reported as a crime of domestic battery, but now authorities have filed more serious charges of attempted murder.

The police affidavit indicates that while boating in Palm City, Florida, Tyler Mook became angered after his girlfriend told him to slow the boat down in a no wake area. Police say he then threw 28-year-old Robin Donech overboard, jumped in and tried to hold her underwater.

Tyler's brother Andrew Mook and his girlfriend were also on board, witnessed the incident, and came to the woman's aid. They gave statements to police about what happened.

Mook has never been charged in the disappearance of his former wife, Edinboro native Shelley Mook. She was a teacher in Shelbyville, TN when she disappeared. Her burned out car was found abandoned, but her body was never found.

Tyler Mook, 34, is accused of attempted murder after allegedly attacking and trying to drown his girlfriend Robin Donech

His ex-wife, Shelley Mook, disappeared in February 2011

Last seen at Tyler Mook's home where she had taken their daughter, 6

The ex-husband of a missing Tennessee teacher is now facing an attempted murder charge involving his new girlfriend.

Tyler Mook, 34, is accused of trying to kill Robin Donech in October by pushing her off a boat in Florida and trying to drown her.

His ex-wife, Shelley Mook, disappeared in February 2011 - her burnt out car was found the day she went missing near Murfreesboro, reports The Tennessean.

She was last at Tyler Mook's home where she had taken their six-year-old daughter.

Tyler Mook now lives in Palm City, Florida, and had been dating Robin Donech for two years when he attacked her, according to witnesses in a police report.

Mook and Donech were on a boat with his brother, Andrew Mook, and his brother's girlfriend, Nicole Gvajardo, when the incident occurred.

Donech had asked him to slow down in a manatee zone, which saw him fly into a rage, and triggered the attack, according to the report.

Tyler Mook tried to rip off the top of Donech's bathing suit and then threw her into the water where he tried to keep her submerged, according to the report.

She managed to get free, but he immediately pushed her under again.

Andrew Mook told investigators that when he saw Tyler attempt to hold Donech underwater, that he grabbed a water 'noodle' and jumped in after her.

He placed his brother in a choke hold, forcing him to release Donech.

Tyler Mook then swam back to the boat, where Gvajardo reported he told her: 'No one disrespects me in front of my family. I will kill her.'

Andrew Mook stayed in the water with Donech until others in a passing boat picked her up and took her to safety.

Donech, flagged down a police officer at Sandsprit Park on October 4 and stated her boyfriend tried to kill her.

Donech told police she believed he was trying to drown her and would have succeeded if his brother had not intervened.

Mook was originally arrested on domestic battery charges, but those charges are now upgraded to attempted first degree murder.

The Mooks' daughter is in the custody of Shelley Mooks' mother, Debra Sikora.

Sikora told a judge in a visitation hearing that Tyler Mook used the little girl to threaten her, reports WSMV.

In regards to Tyler Mook's attempted first-degree murder charge, Sikora released this statement:

'I want the hurt to stop for those that have and are still affected by the acts of one person. Strength be to those who will stand and have their voices heard. It is by those voices that justice will come.

'By those voices, healing can begin, closure can be sought and faith in others can be restored.'

The ex-husband of a missing Tennessee teacher faces an attempted murder charge in Florida in a case involving another woman.

Tyler Mook, formerly of Bedford County, was being held on a $100,000 bond. The 34-year-old man was arrested Saturday after a warrant was issued stemming from a domestic battery incident in October when he allegedly tried to drown his girlfriend.

His ex-wife, Shelley Mook, disappeared in February 2011 and was last at Tyler Mook’s home where she had taken their 6-year-old daughter. The burned car of the Shelbyville middle school teacher was found the day she went missing near Murfreesboro.

Tyler Mook now lives in Palm City, Fla., and had been in a two-year relationship with Robin Donech when he attacked her on the Intracoastal Waterway, according to witnesses in a police report. Donech asked him to slow down in a manatee zone, triggering the attack, according to the report.

Mook and Donech were on a boat with his brother, Andrew Mook, and his brother’s girlfriend, Nicole Gvajardo, when the incident occurred.

Tyler Mook tried to rip off the top of Donech’s bathing suit then threw her into the water where he tried to keep her submerged, according to the report. She fought her way free once, but he immediately pushed her under again. Andrew Mook dove into the water and placed a choke hold on his brother, forcing him to release Donech.

Tyler Mook then swam back to the boat, where Gvajardo reported he told her: “No one disrespects me in front of my family. I will kill her.”

Andrew Mook stayed in the water with Donech until others in a passing boat picked her up and took her to safety. Donech told polcie she believed Tyler Mook was trying to drown her and would have if his brother had not intervened.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

A person of interest in the case of a missing Tennessee teacher has now been charged with attempted first-degree murder in a separate case.

Tyler Mook is the ex-husband of missing Bedford County woman Shelley Mook. Tyler Mook has been charged with attempted first degree murder for a case involving a girlfriend in Florida.

"Mook is a person of interest in a missing woman case from Tennessee, and we're glad to help the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation," said Sheriff William D. Snyder of the Martin County Sheriff's Department in Florida. "We're being very sensitive to their needs, providing any information they need."

Shelley Mook went missing in 2011. Her burned car was later found in Murfreesboro. Tyler Mook made several appearances in court trying to get custody of the couple's daughter.

"The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's case is entirely separate from ours," Snyder said. "Ours is a standalone attempted murder charge."

In October, police said Tyler Mook got into an argument with his girlfriend, threw her off a boat into the water and attempted to hold her under.

"There was a struggle," Snyder said. "She was able to get loose from him. He got ahold of her again, held her back underwater in what was clearly an attempt to kill her."

Police said Tyler Mook's brother, Andrew Mook, was able to put him in a chokehold long enough for the woman to escape. Another witness on the boat claimed to have heard Tyler Mook say, "No one disrespects me in front of my family. I will kill her."

"We have a case here where every bit of evidence says that Mook attempted to kill his girlfriend and that she had to be saved from that," Snyder said.

Snyder added the case slowed when they lost contact with Andrew Mook, but a sworn statement Andrew Mook just gave upgraded the original domestic battery charges on Tyler Mook to attempted first-degree murder.

While he does not represent Tyler Mook in Florida, Tyler Mook's Tennessee attorney David Raybin said, "I am not aware of any reason an alleged domestic dispute should have been elevated to a felony. Mr. Mook has asserted his innocence of this, and I stand behind him."

The Mooks' daughter is in the custody of Shelley Mooks' mother, Debra Sikora. Sikora told a judge in a visitation hearing that Tyler Mook used the little girl to threaten her.

In regards to Tyler Mook's attempted first-degree murder charge, Sikora released this statement:

"I want the hurt to stop for those that have and are still affected by the acts of one person. Strength be to those who will stand and have their voices heard. It is by those voices that justice will come. By those voices, healing can begin, closure can be sought and faith in others can be restored."

BREAKING: Tyler Mook, husband of missing Bedford County teacher Shelly Mook, was arrested in Florida after he allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend by pushing her off a boat and trying to drown her. Shelley Mook's car was found burned in Rutherford County in February 2011. The case is still open, but another is closing in on Mook's former husband and suspect of interest. According to the affidavit, Tyler Mook was first arrested for domestic assault, then upgraded to attempted first degree murder. Mook was boating near Sandsprit Park with his brother, Andrew Mook and their girlfriends. An argument occurred after Mook's girlfriend told him to slow the boat down. Tyler tried to rip off his girlfriend's bikini top, threw her into the water and then followed her in. At that point, he tried to hold her head under the water to drown her but she was able to fight her way free. Andrew Mook said he jumped into the water and had to put his brother in a choke hold in order to keep Tyler from the girlfriend, who he has been in a relationship with since 2012. A passing boat picked up the victim. Martin County Sheriff, William Snyder says the case is not linked to Shelley Mook's but his office is working with Tennessee Investigators like Bedford County District Attorney, Robert Carter. Robert Carter says, "The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working with the folks in Florida. Primarily if they need someone here in Tennessee, or they need witnesses we are happy to find them. It's those types of things that we are able to provide and that's what we're doing." Carter says it gives hope, but they are dealing with the facts and evidence they have right now. Carter says, "It's never a good idea to jump to conclusions and make assumptions about any case, in the Florida case, Tennessee case or any other case. But we will see and its opportunity and we will take advantage of it." Tyler Mook is being held on $100,000 bond. Shelley Mook's mother released this statement to Fox 17 tonight regarding her reaction to Tyler Mook's arrest: "I want the hurt to stop for those that have, and are still effected by the acts of one person. Strength be to those who will stand and have their voices heard.. It is by those voices that justice will come. By those voices healing can begin.. closure can be sought.. and faith in others can be restored" - Debra Sikora ALSO READ A PREVIOUS REPORT BELOW: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - New leads are giving new hope to the family of a missing Bedford County woman. Shelley Mook disappeared nearly three years ago, and TBI investigators are now examining new evidence. The TBI is searching a van owned by the neighbor of Shelley's husband, Tyler Mook. Investigators say Tyler is a person of interest in the case. The search for Shelley Mook has taken years. People have been looking for the former teacher ever since her car was found burned in February 2011. There is now a new lead. "Anything that they find that may be of some evidentiary value, that is what we're looking for," says TBI Executive Officer Illana Tate. The TBI won't say what led them to the neighbor's van, or how it might be connected. It is good news to Shelley's mother Debbie Sikora, who lives with Shelley's nine year old daughter Lily in Pennsylvania. "It is very important for me as a mother, and for Lily as my daughter's daughter, to know where she is," says Debbie Sikora. Shelley Mook's case is important to many in Bedford County. There have been vigils and walks to make the public aware of this and other missing person cases. Jesse Julien has helped organize those events. "I'm hoping that this is going to be one of the breaking leads, and hopefully serve justice to someone," says Jesse Julien. TBI investigators confirm this case is open and active. "We want to leave every stone turned over to see what we can find, and this is just one of those things," says Illana Tate. Shelley Mook's mother hopes one day she'll know what happened to her daughter, and she believes this new lead offers a chance for justice. "And hopefully all of this will tie together and finally will bring this to a resolution," says Sikora. It may take several days for investigators to finish processing the van. Investigators tell us Tyler Mook has moved out of Tennessee and is now living in Florida.

The ex-husband of a high profile missing woman in Tennessee has been arrested in Martin County for trying to kill his new girlfriend.

Martin County Sheriff's Office Detectives have arrested Tyler Mook.

Investigators say that on October 4, 2014, Mook tried to kill his girlfriend at the time by pushing her off of a boat and holding her underwater in an attempt to drown her.

Mook was originally arrested on domestic battery charges, but those charges are now upgraded to attempted first degree murder.

Mook's ex-girlfriend, Robin Donech, flagged down a police officer at Sandsprit Park on October 4 and stated her boyfriend tried to kill her. Donech claims that she and Tyler Mook, along with his brother Andrew Mook and his girlfriend had left a boat dock on a boat headed to "the sand bar."

At one point when the boat was driving fast through a "no wake zone", Donech told Tyler to slow down.

She says an argument ensued where Tyler Mook attempted to rip off her bathing suit top and then threw her in the water. Donech says Tyler immediately followed her into the water and attempted to hold her under the surface of the water. She says she was able to fight her way back to the surface and Tyler immediately pushed her under again.

Donech says Tyler's brother Andrew Mook jumped into the water and was able to get her free from Tyler and after that, Tyler swam back to the boat. Donech says she and Andrew Mook flagged down a passing boat which took her back to the boat ramp.

Donech claims that she believes Tyler was trying to drown her and is certain that she would have drowned if Andrew Mook had not helped her.

Andrew Mook's girlfriend, Nicole Gvajardo, told investigators that when Tyler swam back to the boat, he stated, "No one disrespects me in front of my family. I will kill her."

Andrew Mook told investigators that once he observed Tyler attempt to hold Donech underwater two or three times, he grabbed a water "noodle" and jumped in after her. Andrew said he had to place his brother Tyler in a "choke hold" to get him to release Donech.

Once Donech was picked up by a passing boat, Andrew Mook says he, his girlfriend and his brother Tyler returned to Sandsprit Park where Tyler loaded the boat onto the trailer and left.

Andrew and his girlfriend waited at the park for Donech to return to the boat dock.

According to an affidavit, Robin Donech and Tyler Mook were involved in a romantic relationship since March 2012.

Mook is being held on $100,000 bond for the attempted murder case in Martin County.

He has also been the main person of interest in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-wife Shelley Mook in Tennessee.

According to published reports, Tennessee authorities found her charred vehicle shortly after her disappearance, but her body has never been found. No arrests have been made in that case.

Mook has been charged with attempted first-degree murder stemming from an incident that took place in Martin County in October. The victim, Mook’s girlfriend at the time, contacted deputies to report that Mook had tried to killer her by pushing her off a boat, and holding her underwater in an attempt to drown her.

The case was initially reported as a domestic battery, but those charges were increased to attempted murder. Detectives picked Mook up at his place of employment early this morning.

Mook has long been the main person of interest in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-wife Shelly Nook in Tennessee. According to published reports, authorities in Tennessee found her charred vehicle shortly after her disappearance, but her body has never been found. Shelly Mook’s disappearance has been featured on national shows such as “Nancy Grace.” No arrests have been made in that case.

Mook is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail in the attempted murder case in Martin County.

Shelley Jones Mook

This website has been created to give news updates on the ongoing search and to accept any donations to help aid in the search and return of Shelley to her daughter, family, and friends.

Shelley Lynn Jones Mook is a beloved daughter, mother, sister, family member, and friend of many many people. She is a native of Erie, PA and moved to Tennessee with her now ex-husband Tyler Mook. The two have a daughter, Lilliana Irene Mook. Shelley was last seen by her ex-husband on Monday, February 28, 2011 between 3:00pm and 4:00pm in Shelbyville, TN. Her car was found engulfed in flames 20 feet from a route just outside of Murfreesboro, TN later that evening. There has been no sign of her since.

TBI's Kristin Helm has consistently stated that Tyler Mook "is still very much a person of interest. He has never really cooperated with our agents as far as sitting down and giving them an interview about the last time he saw her". Helm has also previously stated that Mook has not been cooperative: "Anytime you have someone who is not really helping you who may have been the last person to see someone. That makes it difficult as well". Helm also previously stated that Mook "is the primary person of interest in this case".

Tyler Mook was arrested late 2014 in Florida for attempted murder of his new girlfriend (not Shelley) and remains incarcerated awaiting trial. According to public court documentation Tyler Mook's prior criminal convictions include (but are not limited to) reckless endangerment, theft of property, and alteration of serial numbers. Mook's also has numerous other unconvinced criminal activities as documented and testified in other civil court proceedings. During an evidentiary hearing, “numerous witnesses testified to Father’s history of illegal drug use, drug trafficking, violent behavior, and verbal and physical abuse towards Mother.”

Tyler Mook, his lawyers, and his entire family have refused to comment or assist in the search for Shelley Jones Mook.

If you have any information that would be helpful in finding Shelley please call 1-800-TBI-FIND.